Information about #9C241C color

#9C241C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C241C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 36, 28) — 61.2% red, 14.1% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 50 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9C241C is a strongly colored warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Birch (#9D2B22). Slightly further away sit Pulse (#A41D19) and Tabasco (#A02712).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(156, 36, 28)), which gives #9C241C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9C241C: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9C241C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9C241C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C241C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C241C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C241C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9C241C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#241C9C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#641C9C
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Nearest named colors to #9C241C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Deep Dumpling color link
Deep Dumpling

#9B351B

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

#9C241C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C241C
  • RGB156, 36, 28
  • CMYK0, 47, 50, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 36, 28)
  • HSL4°, 70%, 36%
  • HSL Precise3.75°, 69.565%, 36.078%
  • HSV4°, 82%, 61%
  • HSB4°, 82%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.141, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.141, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.141, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C241C
  • DECIMAL ID10232860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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